goin2drt

In Socal you first couldn't find 5.5 acres. Then a house like that would be $2mil on maybe 1 acre.

God I have to get out of Socal.

ElectricChair

Family first

Congrats on the house!

5.5 acres = I see a riding mower in your future

signes

Even in our little cowtown 1/8th acre scrapes are close to that price.

Money, Yellen just helped you out a bit, keep the 3!

SMGT3

Congrats Matt. GLWS. Hope you get back into a GT3 991.2 in the future.

Ducati1199

Looks like an awesome place Matt - congrats. Although I'm used to Norcal and Socal prices I lived in Ms for a few years and that still seems like a great price for the South.
I'm guessing that's a net over the pool/outdoor area rather than glass?

Da Hapa

Dear lord... I don't even want to tell you what a house like this would sell for here.

How humid is it in Florida, again?

Jamie140

$2 million just for the mud in my hood.

Dude-

NY and CA guys get hosed when it comes to real estate. Forget about the price of homes, the real estate tax is a joke by itself.

Mech33

The fixed ~1.25% itself doesn't seem THAT bad... it's more the fact that the base prices are so high, so the taxes themselves are astronomical.

doubleurx

In CA it depends when you purchased it regarding taxes. Our taxes are based upon your purchase price and cannot be increased by more than 2% per year max. I've been in my house for 18 years, so I am only taxed on about $230K. So in my case, real estate tax is just about the cheapest in the country.

MaxLTV

Beautiful house! I'd do the same.

Money2536

Thanks for all of the encouragement all! I really feel at piece with decision assuming my car actually sells. Maybe I'll get lucky and no one will buy it forcing me to figure it out.

I guess the big advantage of living in podunk FL is the cost of living difference. There is no state income tax, 6.5% sales tax, and relatively low property taxes. The millage rate for this house is just over $15 per thousand, so I'm looking at just slightly over $10,000 in property tax. It is hot and humid as ***** and bug crazy, but it has its advantages!

CHillGT3

Congrats on the new house! You've got a great looking car too. I really like the color.

mooty

i am moving to TX or FL.
that house with 5.5 Acre lot here in woodside would be $20MM and sold in 2 minutes at 20% over asking price.

aussie jimmy

same here, would be around 4m in the country.
800k buys you a nice one bedroom apt in inner sydney.

nice buy!